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Renewable Energy Technicians install, inspect, maintain, and repair solar panels, wind turbines, and other clean energy systems. One of the fastest-growing trade careers in the US as the country shifts to clean energy.
Pay
$38,000
Lower reported wage
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$78,000
Upper reported wage
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No unified Renewable Energy Technician SOC. The two closest are 49-9081 Wind Turbine Service Technicians and 47-2231 Solar Photovoltaic Installers. This entry spans both, so the wage range shown is not drawn from a single BLS occupation.
Annual median review, October 27, 2026: This catalog entry spans occupations, or its stored occupation is not reported separately in the reviewed wage source. No annual median has been verified for this exact scope. Component occupations and broader groups are not averaged or substituted. Sources: https://www.bls.gov/oes/2025/may/oes_stru.htm . Existing employment and projection figures were not refreshed.
SOC 49-9081BLS OOH 2024-34Verified 2026-04-28View on BLS
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